#BBB23

[magpie-murder]

(correct) fic link // @batfam-big-bang !

[ image description: Nightwing proudly sits on the top of a building. It's dark outside, and the full moon is behind him. It's misty on the Gotham rooftops, and he's sporting a self-satisfied smile, bearing fangs. Covered in blood, Nightwing is a vampire. ]

i'm so glad i get to finally post this, i've been antsy to share it. i'm so proud of this piece and i was honored to work with @raaorqtpbpdy to build a super fun vampire!dick fic. keep your eye out for the upcoming batfam big bang pieces!

[phoenixchaser]

Yay it's posting day! This is my piece for the bumbleby big bang 2023! I had the pleasure of working with @kayleen756894, who wrote a lovely fairytale-inspired au for our favorite bees. Her fic is full of emotion and evocative imagery, check it out at the link below!

[http-byler]

I had the absolute pleasure of working with @starshinewriter for the @bylerbigbang this year! It has been a blast getting to reading their fic and make this art for it!

you can read their amazing story HERE!

[solisevart]

Teal Streaked Ribbons by GardenFairie on ao3

A story and character study of Will’s healing from the Upside Down, and his journey with intimacy and control.

it’s here!! I had the absolute pleasure of working with @gardenfairie for this year’s @bylerbigbang, who wrote this beautiful fic about a part of Will’s canon life that isn’t often explored - including himself here - and it warmed my heart to see him navigate it 🥹 check it out!!

cw for discussions of CSA (read author’s notes!)

click here for some companion doodles from the fic!

[bylerbigbang]

2023 Byler Big Bang Fics & Art Masterpost

Now that December is here, that's a wrap on the 2023 Byler Big Bang! We welcomed 22 fics and even more art into the fandom over October and November, and now we want to celebrate everyone's hard work one more time with this masterpost of all the fics and art links completed for the challenge. A huge thanks to everyone who took part or otherwise supported the fics and art of the creators!

We will be back in summer 2024 with info about next year's event.

[The full fic collection on Ao3]

Masterposts here on Tumblr with fics + art:

Second Chances and Dances

remember to remember me

Theatre and Pom Poms

a swingset stuck in amber

Teal Streaked Ribbons

in the springtime, in the sun (we can be alone without anyone)

it's nice to have a friend

What a Time to Be Alive

under the stars with you

Ain’t it enough that I'm laying my heart out?

Through A Dark Glass, Wanting

nosebleeds from epiphanies (i took full in the face)

Autumn Leaves

this must be the place

And the Wonder of it All is That You Just Don’t Realize How Much I Love You

Lips Like Sugar

never did shine as bright

afterimage

On the Same Frequency

At the Time of Sight

ai! ai! (fūnestaque littera ducta est)

Sick of Meaning (I just want to hold you)

[boxxecl]

happy me finally getting to post my @bylerbigbang 2023 entry; its been a long time coming~!

Fic link:

[evolpollito]

My art for the @bylerbigbang , for @arrow-of-ravenclaw 's fem!byler fic that you can read here!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/50707459/chapters/128094010

[dear-galileo]

bitty batty baby vigilante crew

There were two kids up on the roof. They couldn’t have been older than ten, but frankly, they looked like babies. The boy had dark hair and a red jacket, while the girl was dressed in all purple with blond hair poking out from under her hood. Jason was pushing himself over the ledge before he could really think about it. What were two kids doing on a rooftop, in the middle of the night, in Gotham? the story of two kids conning their way across gotham, and (mostly) inadvertently into the batman family.

read on ao3!

20k words, gen, young tim and stephanie join the batfamily early

tim drake & stephanie drake & jason todd

written for the @batfam-big-bang! i worked with the ever lovely @kartsie, she made all of the wonderful wonderful art for this fic! heres one piece that she did, you will have to read the rest on ao3 to see more : P or go check her page out because im seriously obsessed with everything she does always

It was a quiet, boring night in Gotham the first time Jason met them. He and B had separated when Catwoman had dropped in, leading a chase that Batman had charged into a bit too excitedly. Jason had cut out as soon as he possibly could have. He didn’t need to be present for whatever weird flirting rituals they had. 

There hadn’t been any recent break-outs in Gotham, and their most recent case had hit a dead end. Jason instead took this time to practice his rooftop jumping. Golden Boy was off on a mission from space, but before he had left, he had promised to take Jason jumping on the subways in Bludhaven, as long as Jason worked on his balance. This just meant that Jason had a justifiable reason to go soaring through Gotham.

He was in the process of reworking his mental map of the city, testing himself on which shortcuts on top of buildings led where. 

B had just radioed in and confirmed that he was still in pursuit of Catwoman, to which Jason jeered at him. 

If nothing interesting happened soon, he was going to go back to the manor. It was summer, which meant that B couldn’t make him go to bed at a “reasonable” time after patrol, which meant he could stay up all night in the library if he wanted to. Jason had just started reading Don Quixote, a story that Alfred had recommended to him. He was just at the part where Quixote had convinced Sancho to join him and—

There was someone on the roof across the street from Jason. He paused, standing up straight from his crouch. There were two someones on the rooftop. They were too small to be Batman and Catwoman, and even from here, he could tell that they weren’t wearing any sort of body armor. They looked… little.

He wouldn’t have seen them if one of the figures hadn’t stood up and done a cartwheel which had immediately caught his attention.  

Jason changed directions. His curiosity was piqued, and with B probably halfway across the city, Jason had the time. He had to use his grapple gun to cross the street, but soon enough he was peering over the edge.

There were two kids up on the roof. They couldn’t have been older than ten, but frankly, they looked like babies. The boy had dark hair and a red jacket, while the girl was dressed in all purple with blond hair poking out from under her hood. 

Jason was pushing himself over the ledge before he could really think about it. What were two kids doing on a rooftop, in the middle of the night, in Gotham?

He heard snippets of their conversation but nothing that was coherent enough to make sense.

They were so consumed in their discussion that they didn’t notice Jason until he was standing only a few feet away from them. 

He purposely let the rooftop gravel crunch under his feet, alerting the kids to his presence. 

They both jumped, the boy making a squeaking noise as the girl leapt into what looked like a defensive pose, slightly crouched in front of her friend.

“What are you two doing up here?” Jason asked, putting his hands on his hips. 

There was no way that he would ever be as scary or as intimidating as B, but he tried to put some force behind his words. Otherwise, no one would ever listen to him. 

When the kids didn’t answer, he took a moment to survey them a bit closer. The girl was wearing elbow pads, while the boy was wearing dingy jeans and light-up sneakers. He also was clutching a large fabric case to his chest and was staring at Jason with wide eyes. 

The girl also looked like she was snarling at him, but Jason decided to kindly ignore that for the time being. 

“Okay, let’s start with a different question. What are your names?” 

The boy and girl exchanged a brief look with each other. 

“I’m-” the boy started, but the girl stamped on his foot hard, making the next part of his statement die in a pained whimper. 

“He’s Shutter. I’m Spoiler. What do you want?” 

Jason took a double take; suddenly, it was all making sense, the cape, the elbow pads, and the dark hood that was pulled low on her face. Oh, God. 

“Please tell me you two aren’t teeny tiny vigilantes. I don’t get paid enough to deal with infant vigilantes. Where are your parents?” 

“Wait, does Batman actually pay you-” Once again, the boy- Shutter, apparently- was cut off by the girl, Spoiler, though this time when she stamped on his foot, he moved out of the way quickly enough. 

“We aren’t tiny! And that’s none of your business!” 

Her voice was high-pitched, but she was loud. They would be lucky if half of Gotham didn’t hear her. 

“Sure, yeah. Let’s make a deal. I won’t tell Batman about your little rooftop excursion, and you kiddies scoot along home.” 

“We don’t have to listen to you!” Spoiler puffed out her chest. Shutter tugged at her cape, holding the black case to his chest. Spoiler leant back just enough for Shutter to whisper something into her ear. “Fine,” she said after a moment. “You never saw us, alright? And don’t try to follow us either. We don’t trust weirdos in bright colors. You may be wearing pants now, but that’s not much of an upgrade.” 

Jason’s jaw dropped in shock. Before he could find a satisfactory comeback, as he was being roasted by a literal kindergartener, his comm clicked on. 

“Robin. Meet me at the Batmobile, or I will have to come to retrieve you.”

“Jeez, B, I know how to use my own legs. Give me a sec; I’m wrapping something up.” Jason sniped back, pressing at his earpiece. Batman’s only response was to grunt before the comms clicked off again. When Jason spun around, the rooftop was empty. There were no tiny vigilantes to be seen. 

Huh. At least that was the end of that. 

read the rest on my ao3!

[essiestarr]

Image id

A digital drawing of two sleeping characters,Jon Kent and Damian Wayne. They are sat on the floor against a couch with a Robin cape draped on it and a mask tucked under a pillow and a Tv at the bottom left foreground. To the left Jon Kent in purple pjamas is sat crouched over with a red patch quilt over his knees, on the right Damian Wayne in green pjamas is leaning on his shoulder covered with a purple patch quilt. The two are surrounded by Halloween buckets, four on the left and one tipped over spilling its contents on the right.

My first piece for this years reverse @batfam-big-bang which was once again a huge privilege to be part of. My art piece accompanies the amazing writers @hummusandpeeta who wrote Tricky Treats and @lynn-reads-and-writes who wrote Put Away Childish Things

I am so happy to have been able to work with them and create this piece which was really new to me and super fun. Go read their fics!

[oldfashionedmorphine]

coming soon to ao3…

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✨🌌🎄summary:

Ever since his best friend Will Byers was murdered back in 1985, Mike Wheeler wanted nothing more than to leave his hometown of Hawkins, Indiana and never look back—only each and every year he’s forced to make an exception when it comes to the holidays. And when Mike visits for Christmas in 1995, his mom asks him to help clear out some junk in his room and down in the basement before he returns home to Indianapolis. But when he comes across an old trunk containing his Supercom walkie-talkie and ham radio, he discovers something strange that has the potential to change everything…

🧣❄️💫 a snippet:

Sunday, December 22, 1985

Will sets his backpack by his feet and starts layering on his winter garb—coat, scarf…

“So what’re you gonna do while I’m gone?—besides Christmas stuff, of course.” Mike asks, inching the slightest bit closer and making Will’s stomach flutter.

They’ve been doing this little dance of theirs a lot lately. It started back in the summer with their hands brushing against each other in dark movie theaters, and then there were all the times he would look up to find Mike staring (or vice versa), and of course all the times he’s caught Mike’s eyes darting down to his lips, because that’s happened so often he’s lost count. But they never say anything about it. It’s quite confusing really, like they were playing a strange game without a rule book. And sometimes Will isn’t entirely sure if it’s all just in his own head or if Mike was aware of it too. But one thing was certain, absolutely every time he’s alone like this with Mike, he wants to burst into a million pieces because he can’t get his heart to stop racing, or quell the butterflies living in his stomach, or simply ignore that crazy impulse he gets to lean in and kiss him.

🎶 and a song from the playlist:

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i’m so excited to finally share this tiny teaser of my upcoming byler big bang fic, “on the same frequency”!!

…which is heavily inspired by the movie frequency because i was watching it a few months ago and thought; oh this is fun—i need to make it about byler! 💙💚💛

(if you’d like to be tagged in future promo/teasers and especially for the eventual release, let me know!)

[avalencias]

I'll be Your Honeybee

Yang is a cowgirl working for one of the last small family cattle ranches in Texas. One day while riding out to tend the herd, she finds Blake Belladonna hiding out in the orchards. Blake is on the run from the most infamous cattle thief north of the Rio Grande, but she doesn’t plan to tell Yang that. She also doesn’t intend to stay in town long, but something--or someone--keeps making her want to linger. Perhaps she’s put enough distance between herself and Adam, though trouble rolls into town when a representative from the Schnee Cattle Company comes knocking.

Hello BBB23!! After some wrangling (heh), here she is!! I had the extreme pleasure of working with TWO people this year, @michellecosine as our writer and @sadiemacoy as a fellow artist! I will say I am grateful to her for knowing how to draw horses bc I simply could not...hence, this double piece featuring not one single horse--she did the horses AND the other half of this scene amazingly. And BRI. This fic.........god. I will have to sit for a true true (re?)read today, but pls know it's very dear to my heart. Hope to have done my half of this scene justice! Happy @bumblebybigbang to all who celebrate!!

[agentayu]

Summary:

It was a Saturday afternoon when they met. At the weekly bazaar.

Yang follows a dark-haired woman with cat ears that she found cute. But not in a stalking way, in a 'you allure me' kind of way.

Blake notices a blonde human following her every week as she shops around. But not in a stalking way, in a "I'm terrified to say 'hi'" kind of way.

When Yang finally gets the courage to speak to Blake, she messes up in a 'can a hole appear and swallow me' way.

And somehow, they fell in love in a bazaar.

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Here is my contribution for the @bumblebybigbang this year!

I had the honor and pleasure working along side @sharky-art for this project. Please show Dani some love for the amazing art work she did for the story!:

[vipertooths]

this must be the place // byler big bang 2023

A year after Vecna's defeat, things have finally returned to normal. Well, aside from the lingering nightmares. And the fact that Mike is in love with his best friend and it's getting increasingly harder to keep that to himself.

But it's all going to be fine. They're going to go to Steve's parent's heretofore undiscussed lakehouse, spend a few weeks slow-roasting in the Indiana sun, and be normal teenagers for once. Really, the least they deserve at this point is a little summertime relaxation.

[solisevart]

oh no!! why is will so sad? 🧐 (dw there is healing and happiness ahead)

some companion doodles for my collaboration with @gardenfairie for the byler big bang! Teal Streaked Ribbons is now on ao3 we hope you enjoyyyy 🩵

cw for discussions of CSA (read author’s notes!)

click here for my main artwork for the fic!!

[bylerbigbang]

The Byler Big Bang 2023

The Byler Big Bang is a fanwork event based on the Stranger Things ship of Mike Wheeler & Will Byers meant to create an explosion of content while providing structure, deadlines, and of course, community support to writers and artists. 

How does a Big Bang work?

A Big Bang event is a challenge for fic writers to write longer fanfictions (10k words or more), partnering them with an artist to create accompanying artwork. 

Writers sign up to take part in the challenge and begin writing stories. When the early drafts of the stories are available, artists will be able to claim stories to work on. Then, during designated posting periods, the author and artist post their new work for the fandom to see!

See the rest of the rules & requirements here. 

How do I get involved?

Writers can sign up as authors to participate by creating a fanfiction of 10k words or more over the course of the next months.

Artists can sign up as artists to participate by being paired with an author to create 1 or more artworks to accompany their fic.

Artists can also sign up as pinch-hitters to create additional art for works in the event that other artists drop out after claims.

Sign-ups for authors and artists will open on July 1. 

[cannibalismyuri]

never did shine as bright will byers / mike wheeler | 14.5k | @bylerbigbang baybee! | tangled au go brr 💫🕰 | the playlist

Of a prince, with the sun's rays interwoven into the helixes of the DNA comprising the strands of his hair, who has spent his entire life being trapped in the shadows, making his way into the light. Of a thief, who has spent his life learning how to have people and the art of being invisible, starting to come into his own and let someone have him.

available to read here on ao3!

BONUS : the amazing companion art by @cherrishnoodles can be found here🌻